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shade tree

noun

  1. a tree planted or valued for its shade.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of shade tree1

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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Example Sentences

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With no screens or cell phones to take our attention, we ‘worked’ outside in the back of a pickup under a shade tree with a big fan that kept the gnats away.

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They both have picnic tables and tall shade trees where you can rest with a book or journal.

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These large shade trees, many along South Grand Avenue, were severed at the base or cut several feet above the pavement.

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Dozens of shade trees were hacked down throughout downtown L.A. this weekend.

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That’s the sound of shade tree advocates unhappy that I’m mentioning crape myrtles in this list.

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